STAND. COM. REP. NO.  8-10

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

RE:   H.B. No. 2005

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.B. No. 2005 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO BICYCLES AND MOPED FEES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to add a fine as a penalty for not registering a bicycle or moped.

     The Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu testified in support of this bill.

     Currently, there is a requirement to register a bike or moped but no penalty provision for not doing so.  This bill corrects this apparent oversight.  Registration facilitates the return of recovered stolen items.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2005 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Transportation,

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JOSEPH M. SOUKI, Chair